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Personal income in Rhode Island rose 0.8 percent from $46.3 billion during the fourth 2011 to $46.7 billion during the first quarter 2012, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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By PBN Staff
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Year over year in May, construction employment declined in 164 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro, according to data released Tuesday by the Associated General Contractors of America.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has announced the 2012 maximum weekly benefit rate for unemployment insurance and temporary disability insurance claimants who will start their benefit year on or after July 1.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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School is out and summer jobs are in. But are they?
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Guest Column: Lee Lewis
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7/2/12
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“Cybersecurity,” “medical research” and “laboratory technician” are all terms commonly floated these days when lawmakers, educators and civic leaders talk about how to address the state’s mismatched workforce.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Providence is at the top of the latest Hispanic Metropolitan Unemployment list for the second year in a row.
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By Dana Reilly |
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The city of Warwick has reached new, three-year contracts with the city’s fire and police unions, Mayor Scott Avedisian announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Companies in the U.S. added more workers than forecast in June, which may ease concern the labor market is deteriorating, a private payrolls report showed.
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By Lorraine Woellert |
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Employers in the U.S. hired fewer workers than forecast in June, showing the labor market is making scant progress toward reducing joblessness.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Job openings in the U.S. increased in May, signaling some employers saw a need to take on staff even as the global economy slowed.
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By Alex Kowalski |